This Week in Rock

Pop singer Olivia Rodrigo and Talking Heads David Bryne performed the Heads’ “Burning Down The House on Saturday (6/7) at the Gov Ball In New York. Rodrigo brought Byrne onstage during her headlining set. The two traded off lines throughout their rendition of the ’83 classic with Rodrigo mimicking some of Byrne’s signature stage moves….

Mark Tremonti (Creed, Alter Bridge, Tremonti) sang “New York, New York” at the 157th running of the $2 million Belmont Stakes (on 5.7) Tremonti, doing his spot-on Frank Sinatra interpretation, performed from the Saratoga Racecourse (in upstate New York) just prior to the race. Mark Tremonti Tremonti has scheduled December solo headline dates in support of…

Kid Rock w/ A Big Fan 6/2 Trump Endorses Kid Rock’s Restaurant During the grand opening of Kid Rock’s ‘The Detroit Cowboy’ restaurant in Nashville President Donald Trump takes time to promote the eatery. “I hear it is a very friendly MAGA establishment and look forward to going there sometime soon,” writes Trump on Truth Social….

First, The Funeral Portrait went to #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart with “Suffocate City,” now they have reached the top again with “Holy Water” (dated 6/14). The track features Five Finger Death Punch vocalist Ivan Moody. “Before our tour together, I wasn’t too familiar with The Funeral Portrait’s music, so I didn’t know what to expect,”…

Volbeat “God Of Angels Trust.” also includes “By A Monster’s Hand.” Volbeat:  Demonic Depression  The track is taken from the band’s recently released ninth album, “God Of Angels Trust.” “I’ve played it (“Demonic Depression”) for several friends, and they’ve all asked, ‘Did you write that about me?” Which is a little scary and just shows how many…

Former Butcher Babies vocalist Carla Harvey and her new project The Violent Hour have released the audio for their second single “Hell Of Hollywood,” featuring guitarist Zakk Wylde (Pantera, Black Label Society and solo). “I wanted to write a song that felt the way I did when I first moved to Los Angeles at twenty,…

Bush has released “The Land Of Milk And Honey” from the group’s upcoming album, “I Beat Loneliness,” due out July 18th. “‘The Land Of Milk And Honey’ is a wild ride into the heart of the new record,” Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale stated. “It’s built to be played loud — to liberate and uplift. That’s the spirit behind it.” “The track stands as…

Volbeat have unfurled their ninth album, “God Of Angels Trust,” featuring the single “By A Monster’s Hand.” By A Monster’s Hand “In the past, I’ve taken a long time to write and obsessed over so many elements of the songs before finishing them,” said guitarist/vocalist Michael Poulsen. “This time, I wanted to make a Volbeat record without thinking too…